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• De hoogste militaire leiding van India vaardigde op 10 mei 2026 een waarschuwing uit, waarin werd gesteld dat het land een jaar na Operatie Sindoor geconfronteerd wordt met een strategisch verbond van Pakistan, China en Turkije langs zijn grenzen. • Functionarissen onthulden dat Pakistan tijdens recente incursies 300 tot 400 drones lanceerde, waarvan velen van Turkse oorsprong waren, maar dat het Indiase luchtverdedigingsnetwerk de meeste heeft vernietigd met behulp van systemen zoals de S-400 en Project Kusha. • Het verbond omvat drones, raketten, luchtverdediging en ruimtevaartcapaciteiten, waarbij lanceerplatforms voor terroristen langs de Line of Control en in door Pakistan bezet Kasjmir volledig in kaart zijn gebracht en niet langer veilig zijn.

• Indian benchmark indices rallied strongly on May 7, 2026, with Sensex gaining nearly 941 points and Nifty closing above 24,300 for the second consecutive day amid broad-based buying. • Gains were led by banking, auto, metal, and pharma sectors, extending the Nifty's positive momentum despite global uncertainties. • The rally signals renewed investor confidence in domestic growth, supported by easing oil prices and positive corporate sentiment.

• India's largest companies have seen profits surge over 30% annually since the pandemic, yet private investment remains weak with capital outflows nearly matching FDI inflows. • Chief Economic Adviser V. Anantha Nageswaran and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman publicly questioned the reluctance amid tax incentives, infrastructure push, and record corporate cash reserves. • Experts cite safety preferences by family-run businesses, funds parked in family offices by heirs, and high perceived political-regulatory risks as key barriers.

• Trump-endorsed candidates defeated most Indiana Republicans who opposed gerrymandering efforts in state Senate primaries reported on May 6, 2026. • The victories largely upend the Indiana state Senate, aligning it more closely with Trump's redistricting priorities. • This purge signals Trump's strong influence over GOP state-level politics amid 2026 midterm preparations.

• Twelve Indian tech firms announced funding exceeding $1.1 billion, fueling AI innovation and startup growth in the country's booming sector. • This influx highlights exploding investment in India's tech industry, with focus on AI-driven startups and product development. • The deals position India as a global hub for tech funding, supporting economic expansion amid high AI adoption rates.

• Anthropic unveiled 10 new AI agents designed for banks and insurers to automate tasks like building pitchbooks, auditing statements, and drafting credit memos. • Major global firms such as Goldman Sachs, Citi, Visa, and AIG have adopted Anthropic's Claude AI, with banks using the Claude Mythos model for cybersecurity enhancements. • The agents integrate directly with Claude Code and Cowork products, allowing customization to firm-specific policies and styles, accelerating finance sector AI adoption.

Though Trump’s popularity has dwindled, staying loyal to him seems to still be a winning strategy among the GOPBy just about every measure, Donald Trump’s sway with US voters has slipped since he won re-election two years ago, but there’s one place where his power remains unmatched: within the Republican party.The latest evidence of his ability to control who’s in and who’s out in the GOP came on Tuesday, when primary voters in Indiana ousted five of seven state senators who had last year defied the president’s demand to redraw the state’s congressional maps and gerrymander the state’s last two Democratic representatives out of their seats. Continue reading...